Award winning marketer Steve Stoute is looking to put his official stamp on the advertising world with his book The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy. The debut author focuses on the impact that Hip Hop has had and will continue to have on how people […]
By Kellep Charles Several of the nation’s leading entrepreneurs and venture capitalists and members of the African American technology community will gather September 23 in Washington for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 41st Annual Legislative Conference to discuss ways to increase African American participation in the high-growth technology industry. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, […]
First grade teacher Jennifer O’Brien of Paterson, N.J. made headlines last week back after referring to her class of mostly Black and Latino kids as “future criminals.” In a status update on her Facebook page O’Brien wrote, “I’m not a teacher – I’m a warden for future criminals,” according to NorthJersey.com. Six hours later she […]
CHICAGO — Duct tape covers a large crack in the premier booth at Hard Time Josephine’s Cooking, where waitresses call you “sweetie” and customers come for the steaming shrimp bisque and homemade peach cobbler that leaves a hint of cinnamon on the tongue. Not long ago, such an eyesore at one of Chicago’s top soul […]
The Obama administration will reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq at the end of the year down to 3,000, according to Fox News’ sources. Military generals requested that the number of troops remaining in Iraq reach 27,000, but issues with “the cost and the political optics” reduced the projected number to much lower […]
A new article on the New Republic written by Randall Kennedy focuses on the career transformation Rev. Al Sharpton has experienced from firebrand civil rights activist to prime-time show host. Sharpton, who is now the host of PoliticsNation on MSNBC, has gone from an unpopular figure amongst many Americans to a mainstream darling for many […]
If the White House thought the president’s approval ratings would no longer dip, they were wrong. Two new polls released today show President Obama with his lowest approval ratings since he came into office. Obama’s ratings are now lower than those for Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton at the same time in their presidencies. The […]
After rumors that Eddie Murphy was in talks to host the 2012 Academy Awards emerged last weekend, industry insiders have confirmed that he will be taking on hosting duties for the Oscars. The last time Murphy hosted an awards show was the 1985 Video Music Awards show, when his raunchy “Delirious” persona was drastically different […]
JACKSON, Mississippi — The family of a black man who authorities say was run over by a white teenager in a truck is suing over the alleged hate crime. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Mississippi accuses seven white teenagers of setting out on June 26 in search of a black man to harass. A defendant in […]
A Texas teen who was on trial for shooting an officer at a juvenile facility in 2010 raised eyebrows when he urinated in a courtroom trash can last Wednesday. Corey Webb, 17, was seen in court footage continuously mumbling as attorneys and judges spoke throughout the trial. At one point, Webb requested to fire his […]
ATLANTA — Heavy rain from the former Tropical Storm Lee rolled northeast into Appalachian states Tuesday, spreading the threat of flooding as far as New England after drenching the South, spawning tornadoes, sweeping several people away and knocking out power to thousands. At least four people died because of the rough winds and drenching rains. […]
LONDON — Three-quarters of those arrested in Britain’s riots last month had criminal records, London’s mayor said Tuesday, blaming the U.K.’s criminal justice system for failing to turn offenders away from crime. “What was going to make you more likely to riot? It was previous contact with the police, and that’s the problem that we […]
